Police in Rio Rancho want to know who vandalized a construction site, and parents want to know why they chose a spot near a park designed for those with special needs.

When Patrick Gonzalez saw the black graffiti at a construction site near Westside Boulevard, he got upset.

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“I was really, really angry, to be honest with you,” Gonzalez said. “I couldn't believe it ... I was in shock, because obviously whoever did it did not know what this park is for."

Volunteers are working to finish a project called A Park Above, a park designed specifically for those with special needs. Gonzalez has two twin boys with a rare genetic disorder. He said this project means a lot to all six of his kids.

"Often times when we do go to parks, only four of them can play everywhere,” Gonzalez said. “Two of them can only sit and watch and that's really hard.”

Gonzalez is worried the vandalism will continue.

Police are still looking for whoever tagged the wall, and say the vandals also broke into a truck belonging to the Parks and Recreation Department.

The city has since cleaned up the graffiti.

The park is being funded entirely by donations, and the nonprofit behind the project says it had to help pay to clean up the graffiti, driving the price tag higher.

Gonzalez hopes whoever did this realizes why this place is so important to people.

“I think if they knew that, they would have thought twice before they done that,” Gonzalez said.

If you want to help the foundation, contact A Park Above’s president Jennie Schulte Reidl at 505-975-0928.